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The Economist:
The Democrats' extraordinary triumph, explained  —  Six charts show how they came out on top  —  US House elections, vote margin, % points  —  051015 195019601970198019902000201020202026 D+13*  —  Sources:  — Brookings  — New York Times - The Economist
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New York Times:
America Punishes Trump's Party: 8 Takeaways From a Democratic Landslide  —  Democrats won shocking victories all over the map and flipped the Senate and House with ease, leaving the president weakened.  “There was a mood in the air, I guess,” he said.  —  Democrats marched to a landslide victory …
Paul Krugman:
It Wasn't (Just) the Economy, Stupid  —  2024 was a blip.  This was America.  —  What happened last night was no ordinary election.  It was a mass affirmation that most Americans still believe in our nation's basic values, and a mass rejection of a movement that wants to destroy everything our nation stands for.
Discussion: Truthout
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Republicans' last chance to cement their legacy in Trump's Washington  —  Democrats' overwhelming takeover of both the House and Senate will trigger a shot clock on the Republican governing trifecta, setting up a tense post-election session on Capitol Hill.  —  Lawmakers will return …
The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republicans' gerrymander backfires as Democrats gain ground in U.S. House delegation
Adam Wren / Politico:
‘We Touched a Nerve’: Talarico Gets Candid About His Stunning Win
Discussion: Vox
Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
U.S. midterm elections in pictures: Democrats' sweeping victories deliver rebuke to Trump
Dawn Ennis / Advocate:
Rainbow Wave 2026: See all the LGBTQ+ midterm election winners
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Uncloseted Media
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
How a Blue Wave Became a Red Wipeout
The Nation:   8 Takeaways From Progressives' Biggest Night in a Generation
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Don't Read The Mandate Down  —  Winning parties typically overstate their mandates.
Joe Lovinger / Bloomberg:
Cornyn Blasts GOP for ‘Unforced’ Errors That Alienated Voters
Discussion: New York Times
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Has Been Thumped. That Doesn't Make Him Any Less Dangerous.
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say  —  Washington — President Trump has been asking advisers around him and on the phone whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should stay in his job, following Republicans' catastrophic losses Tuesday night, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News.
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Hugo Lowell / Wired:
Knives Are Out in the White House  —  From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans' catastrophic losses.  —  President Donald Trump's aides were reeling from the scale …
NBC News:
House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as Republican leader after GOP losses  —  The Louisiana Republican told staff on a call Wednesday morning that he will not run to lead his party as House minority leader in the next Congress.
New York Times:
Trump Says in Interview That He Will Accept Election Results  —  In an interview with two Times reporters, President Trump blamed the G.O.P.'s losses on the fact that he was not on the ballot, and said he was willing to work with Democrats.  — 1.1k  —  阅读.体中 …
Politico:
Republicans start to point fingers at Trump after severe midterms loss  —  President Donald Trump's allies on Wednesday tiptoed their way toward once unthinkable territory: blaming the president.  —  The unusual candor followed sweeping GOP defeats across the country, a repudiation …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Angry Voters Usher in Beginning of the End to the Trump Era
Discussion: Politico, Axios and The Guardian
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance blames Republicans' midterm losses on Iran war, cost of living
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Acknowledges Iran War Is Partly to Blame for Republican Losses
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   Donald Trump's Repudiation, America's Revenge
Riya Misra / Politico:
DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the GOP's stunning midterm election wipeout a “close to an extinction-level event for Republicans across the country” during a Wednesday morning press conference in Tallahassee …
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ABC News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls GOP losses an almost ‘extinction-level event’
Discussion: RedState
Kat Stafford / Reuters:
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia race, becomes first Black woman elected governor of US state
New York Times:
Shares of Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX Tumble After Republican Losses  —  The world's richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress.  —  Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million supporting Republican candidates …
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Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Elon Musk's record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure except one during the 2026 midterms
Lauren Fedor / Politico:
Mississippi, Alaska Senate races could take days or weeks to determine  —  Democrats have taken back control of the Senate.  But two marquee races remain too close to call — and may not be decided any time soon.  In Mississippi, with nearly all precincts reporting, Democratic challenger Scott Colom …
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Nick Judin / Mississippi Free Press:
Democrat Scott Colom Leads Mississippi US Senate Race by 43 Votes Against Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
The races we're still waiting on ...
Discussion: The Hill
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rolls out a Day One road map for Congress  —  Putting down a marker ahead of a potential presidential bid, Pritzker says the new Democratic Congress must swiftly advance an aggressive legislative agenda. … To help them along, he is out with a road map for what Congress …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
How young voters swung
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Voters Oust Notorious Pro-ICE Sheriff in Maryland  —  Chuck Jenkins, the notoriously anti-immigrant Maryland sheriff who boasts of having helped deport 2,000 people, was wiped out in Tuesday's blue wave.  —  Voters in Frederick County, a fast-growing and increasingly liberal area north of Washington …
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Trump can't pack the Fed board with allies now  —  A recurring subplot of President Trump's term has been a desire to replace Biden appointees to the powerful Federal Reserve Board of Governors — even ahead of their terms ending — with allies.  That effort now looks dead in the water.
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Reuters:
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh set to face new headaches with Democrats in control: ‘Got no support’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Navy admiral fired by Hegseth flips Mace's South Carolina seat  —  Democrat Nancy Lacore, a former Navy Admiral who was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is projected to win in the traditionally red House district in South Carolina against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
Discussion: Defense One and Military.com
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries announces run for speaker, promising ‘dramatic change’  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is running for speaker, he announced in a letter to colleagues Wednesday.  Democrats have long considered the New Yorker — who has served two terms as minority leader — the heir apparent to longtime leader Nancy Pelosi.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Our Democracy Was Hanging by a Thread.  Here's the Real Reason It Held.  —  America's First Muslim Senator.  The Senate's First Openly Gay Man.  All the Ways Dems Just Made History.  —  DEMOCRATS IN CHARGE  —  Corruption, Autocracy, Murder: The List of Potential Trump Impeachment Charges Is Long
Discussion: The Guardian
Quispe López / Advocate:
Allison Montgomery wins race to become Alabama's first transgender state lawmaker  —  In a historic win, Democrat Allison Montgomery defeated Republican incumbent State Rep. Phillip Rigsby for a seat representing Alabama's House District 25 on Tuesday night, becoming the state's first transgender legislator.
 
 
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Democrats' midterm gains could sideline Electoral College by 2028
Discussion: Truthout, NewsMax.com and New Republic
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it”
Steve Vladeck / One First:
261. The Midterms and the Courts, Part I
Lauren Zola / NBC News:
Idaho voters reject ballot measure on abortion, preserving the state's ban, NBC News projects
Discussion: The Hill, Slate, The 19th, Reason and RNS
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Politico:
This powerful Republican got trounced despite securing billions for her state
Finya Swai / The Hill:
El-Sayed tells Sky News reporter he wants ‘zero’ votes in UK
Discussion: Variety and The Daily Wire
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Say Goodnight, New Democrats. It's the Era of the New New Democrats.
 

 
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The Guardian:
The Guardian and ITV publish an investigation into TV presenter David Walliams, who lost a court bid to stop them from publishing sexual misconduct allegations

Suzanne Monyak / Bloomberg Law:
A federal appeals court upholds an August 2025 ruling that Trump officials can't fire VOA director Michael Abramowitz without approval from an independent board

The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources detail James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC ouster, including tensions with Skydance Motion Picture Group co-chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg
 
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